Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 6.09 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau is 6.09 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.5% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 22.04 ha per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2204 ha per square kilometre, in 1996.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 7th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.39 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 11.39 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 11.39 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 11.39 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 11.39 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 11.39 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2204 ha per square kilometre | -98.1% |
| 1997 | 0.502 ha per square kilometre | +127.8% |
| 1998 | 2.54 ha per square kilometre | +406.1% |
| 1999 | 3.52 ha per square kilometre | +38.7% |
| 2000 | 3.64 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 19.34 ha per square kilometre | +430.7% |
| 2002 | 21.8 ha per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 22.04 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 19 ha per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2005 | 16.34 ha per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2006 | 21.11 ha per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 2007 | 17.92 ha per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 2008 | 10.11 ha per square kilometre | -43.6% |
| 2009 | 12.07 ha per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2010 | 11.97 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 9.69 ha per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 2012 | 14.03 ha per square kilometre | +44.7% |
| 2013 | 9.12 ha per square kilometre | -35.0% |
| 2014 | 11.97 ha per square kilometre | +31.1% |
| 2015 | 13.53 ha per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 9.82 ha per square kilometre | -27.5% |
| 2017 | 11.58 ha per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2018 | 13.2 ha per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 11.69 ha per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2020 | 11.11 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 7.32 ha per square kilometre | -34.1% |
| 2022 | 9.29 ha per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 2023 | 6.09 ha per square kilometre | -34.5% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 6.09 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1993 ha per square kilometre, 30.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 6.09 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2315 ha per square kilometre, 26.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +430.7% | 3.64 ha per square kilometre | 19.34 ha per square kilometre |
| 1998 | +406.1% | 0.502 ha per square kilometre | 2.54 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.51 ha per square kilometre | 0.2204 ha per square kilometre | 11.39 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.34 ha per square kilometre | 3.64 ha per square kilometre | 22.04 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.66 ha per square kilometre | 9.12 ha per square kilometre | 14.03 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.45 ha per square kilometre | 6.09 ha per square kilometre | 11.11 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 4 Angola 13.16 ha per square kilometre compare
- 5 Central African Republic 10.99 ha per square kilometre compare
- 6 Guinea 9.76 ha per square kilometre compare
- 8 Cambodia 5.29 ha per square kilometre compare
- 9 Uganda 4.43 ha per square kilometre compare
- 10 Sierra Leone 4.19 ha per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Guinea-Bissau
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.69 million kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,460 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 527.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 932.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 33.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 232.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1541 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau?
- Savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau was 6.09 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 22.04 ha per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2204 ha per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 7th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Savanna — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Savanna — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Savanna — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.